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OFFICIAL BLOG: From Blomaga Editor's Notes (Blomaga Issue 132)

DEAR MY G-LOVERS

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※This article is an excerpt from the
“GACKT's Trashy Stories” corner in the Blomaga.

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The LAST VISUALIVE JAPAN TOUR
is left with 10 shows until it ends,
and the only place left in the Kanto region,
is Saitama Super Arena.
From tomorrow,
we'll be going through the Hiroshima live and head straight towards Okinawa.

On such a night, I can strongly feel the fact that
the speed at which this body is recovering at
is on the contrary, steadily failing to keep up with
the growing excitement.

Although my body is exhausted,
I couldn't sleep at all.
Maybe because my immunity has dropped
a rash broke out,
and the aches in my body wouldn't heal,
in any case it was a long night.

『After this tour ends,
what are you planning to do?』

Recently, I've been asked this question a lot but,
honestly,
I've not thought of anything as of now.

Right now what I have to do
is to finish this without problems so
what comes after that,
I've always decided to only think about it after finishing this.

Honestly,
I've felt that it's physically demanding
during the tour
more than once or twice.
I've felt like I want to end the tour early but,
when witnessing
the actual end of it in reality,
an indescribable feeling of loneliness wells up.

As we made our way to this point in time,
from the harsh trainings in the mornings
to the review meetings late at night,
I believe that the members, and dancers,
who grit their teeth through it all everyday,
feel the same way too.

Only 9 performances left.

Everyone's bodies too, from an early stage
is in a pretty good finished state,
and further more, during the tour period,
they continued giving their all without compromising,
and now, everyone's bodies have really become wonderful.

Because I think that not one person was lacking,
thanks to everyone supporting each other
while withstanding reprimands until this point,
and everyone also wanted to show you an elevated world.

In order to deliver the best work,
we steadily increase the quality of our work through the best bodies and spirits.
Saying it sounds really easy but,
in reality you need an inordinate amount of time and perseverance.

If you think of cutting corners,
there are lots that can be cut.
If we were just aiming for an enjoyable live
we probably don't need to push ourselves to this extent.

It was like everyone was possessed,
to not want to lose to any other artiste,
to feel that they ought to deliver the best performance
of a world that they can feel proud of from the bottom of their hearts,
and they've been doing this without holding back
on the amount of effort that they put in, an amount that only makes sense to themselves.

That's why I can say this.
That we're
【the best and strongest family】.

There are a lot of staff members,
who have followed us together through the tough schedule.
The journey of the tour is definitely not an easy one.

Each person has their own responsibilities
and they fulfil their responsibilities that they have to.

This probably sounds like common sense but,
the saying that people who lose interest will appear in a long journey
is not a strange one.
Much less,
you can say that it is only normal
that those who run out of steam, or lose the feeling of tension
are bound to appear with such a large number of people involved.

In the past, when I shared this same thought,
I had been betrayed before
those by those who agreed with me.

In the end,
the reason why they somehow lose their tension,
could have been because of me GACKT.

Another one thing I learned in these 17 years
is that being only kind and gentle is of no use either.

At any time, always,
having the pride of being associated with GACKT and
the responsibility, and being conscious of it,
is the pride of being a family.
Those who can proudly speak of that tension,
are now my close friends.

The other day,
in the live venue,
I conducted a surprise drug test for us all together.

I thought that when they hear this word,
I might feel something like a heavy
and severe atmosphere drifting in the venue but,
instead it was the opposite.

Everyone said the same thing.
『If anyone does something that stupid, they aren't family』

Instead, it was a funny scene where the atmosphere
was one with laughter.

Friends or companions,
its not that I do not believe in my own members or my team
but instead it is because I trust them that
I always do these things unannounced.

We won't betray you.

Dealing with drugs,
is nothing but betrayal to us.

My heart aches and I feel a righteous indignation
when artistes or entertainers
somehow get implicated with drugs,
and at the waves in media.

However,
I am really infuriated
with artistes or athletes
who were actually caught with drugs.

『As someone who stands in front of others, what on earth are you doing!!』

It has nothing to do at all
with whatever personal accomplishments
they have had in the past,
or how wonderful a person they are.

This is nothing but an act of betrayal
to the fans who support you.

In the first place,
there has to be a strong relationship of trust
built between the fans and the artiste.

It is the same as us
desperately training our physical bodies and our spirits
day after day
since even before the live started.
It's all because we don't want to betray your expectations.

No,
instead, it's about you.
How far we can exceed
the expectations of us is,
based on the circumstances
of GACKT
and the people who are involved with GACKT.

That is the unspoken rule of GACKTJOB
and the GACKT family,
and on it,
our unity as a family grows even stronger.

Well then,
I'll run swiftly
to wherever I can get to with the remaining lives.
Even if,
this body can't move anymore.

“Respect is earned.
Honesty is appreciated.
Trust is gained.
Loyalty is returned.
I am GACKT.”

Wait for me.
Because I'll deliver to you
the best smile
with the best work.

GACKT

My voice can be heard
on GACKT Blomaga so,
those who want to read it all, check out the Blomaga

※This article is an excerpt from the
“GACKT's Trashy Stories” corner in the Blomaga.

【Delivered thrice a month】
http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/gackt

With regards to the use of the images from the GACKT Official Blog, they cannot be used for commercial means, adult sites, or prompts linking to other sites,
use in news sites, reproduction on personal blogs or SNS are authorised.

In such cases please indicate【GACKTオフィシャルブログ GACKT.com より転載】(GACKT Official Blog GACKT.com All rights reserved). However, if our company deems your site to be inappropriate, posting will be immediately prohibited.
(c)G-PRO inc.

Source: GACKT Official Blog

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

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by SaiKaiAngel